Beginners: Are you struggling with chord changes? This can help!

[AGA]

This is a video I made for @Alicia Willis who was struggling with her chord changes, I think other beginners can benefit from this video so I'm sharing it here and on the beginner's corner!

 

[AGA]

Sorry for putting you on the spot @Alicia Willis , but I'm honestly so proud of you! So I'm sharing this here, this is her progress! So much smoother and more confident! Very well done!!

If anybody tries this exercise, feel free to showcase your progress on this thread so we can celebrate it with you!

Great job Alicia!

 

[Alicia Willis]

Sorry for putting you on the spot @Alicia Willis , but I'm honestly so proud of you! So I'm sharing this here, this is her progress! So much smoother and more confident! Very well done!!

If anybody tries this exercise, feel free to showcase your progress on this thread so we can celebrate it with you!

Great job Alicia!

Awww thanks Aileé!!!
this exercise is really helping so much! even in just a few hours I saw a difference and it’s thanks to you!

 

[Dominik Gräber]

Oh I Hope I find time to watch this

 

[Ed Seith]

I just wanted to add my $.02 to this. Pivot notes can help with some chord changes.

 

[Imactuallyadrummer]

I'm using that exercise to practice my G chord specifically. I can play it but I'm having a really hard time changing into it (in a clean way)!!! thanks!
Thanks @Ed Seith for the video and advice! I have noticed that's a thing I could do to maximize efficiency, but for some reason, my fingers all want to move away from the fretboard for each chord change lol. I'll have to force myself to practice these pivots/changes specifically to help ingrain it, I think! (A to C to E/Em?)

 

[Anna Taylor]

I'll put in my chord changes for what it's worth! Feedback is appreciated!

 

[Gabriel Perez]

Something that helped me when first getting started was using a capo. I put it at the fifth fret and practiced my shapes higher so that the stretches weren't as bad, and then I would work around chord shapes individually like Ailee said.. As I got comfortable I would move it back a fret so that I would stretch my fingers gradually until I was without a capo and just playing it open.